What's this on the dash?

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10-31-2011, 04:00 AM

megaelf

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What's this on the dash?

Does anyone know what this small thing on the instrument cluster is used for?
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I recently changed all bulbs to LED and saw this, but I have no clue to what it is. (My car is a -89 GT euro)

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10-31-2011, 06:44 AM

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Because of where it's located, I think it's your phototransistor for brightness control.

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10-31-2011, 08:31 AM

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Yep, correct :-)

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11-02-2011, 04:49 AM

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Thanks.
But it makes me wonder, since I have a manual control-wheel for brightness control under the dash, maybe this isn't used...

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11-02-2011, 06:24 AM

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I believe it controls the brightness of the digital display only, not the entire pod.

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